Our startup cohort has this unspoken rule that we only share wins in our monthly check-ins and I'm failing in ways that I think some of them might be too but we've created this environment where admitting struggle feels like weakness. Three of us are probably about to fold but we're all still performing success for each other.
More people experience this than they realize.
Everyone in your group pretends they're winning, so no one can admit they're sinking.
“Where Are You with Military — Non-Commissioned Officers?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.